Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Adam Nayman: The Ringer: The Best Movies of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Lists

50 Best Albums of 2016: Pigeons & Planes

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Films of 2025 Film Stage
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Magdalene FKA twigs
Weapons Zach Cregger
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski

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